VI PREFACE 



of the financial success to which his ability as a farmer entitled 

 him through a lack of skilful marketing of his products. 



In order to prevent repetition, cross-reference is made not 

 only to paragraphs in this "volume, but also to those in "The 

 Cereals in America." When reference is made to the latter 

 volume, C. A. precedes the number of the paragraph to which 

 reference is made. 



In preparing the following pages, the author has had the 

 advantage of the criticisms of his colleagues in the Department 

 of Agronomy. Monographs on different farm crops, which have 

 been prepared in the Department by postgraduate students, have 

 been freely consulted and have proved helpful. The author is 

 under special obligations to H. J. Webber for reading and 

 criticising the manuscript on cotton, and to J. F. Duggar for 

 a like service concerning the manuscript on cowpeas. J. G. 

 Lipman not only read Chapter VII on Leguminous Forage 

 Crops, but kindly prepared some paragraphs which have been 

 included. The illustrations have been drawn largely by B. F. 

 Williamson; while the author's secretary, C. C. Poindexter, has 

 rendered efficient service in the preparation of materials for 

 the text. 



THOMAS F. HUNT. 



CORNELL UNIVERSITY, 

 ITHACA, N. Y., June 1, 1907. 



